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Inside The Netflix/Comcast Deal and What The Media Is Getting Very Wrong

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Re: Inside The Netflix/Comcast Deal and What The Media Is Getting Very Wrong

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"Given that Netflix has many options to buy transit from many different transit providers, why would they pay more? They wouldn’t."

Spot on. This is why most reporting about the issue has been wrong. Granted this article isn't perfect, its shows much more insight than others.

Re: Inside The Netflix/Comcast Deal and What The Media Is Getting Very Wrong

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post #3

"Given that Netflix has many options to buy transit from many different transit providers, why would they pay more? They wouldn’t." Spot on. This is why most reporting about the issue has been wrong. Granted this article isn't perfect, its shows much more insight than others.

What I appreciated was they he calls himself out for not being a true expert, but did his best to understand the situation.

Re: Inside The Netflix/Comcast Deal and What The Media Is Getting Very Wrong

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post #3

"Given that Netflix has many options to buy transit from many different transit providers, why would they pay more? They wouldn’t." Spot on. This is why most reporting about the issue has been wrong. Granted this article isn't perfect, its shows much more insight than others.

What I appreciated was they he calls himself out for not being a true expert, but did his best to understand the situation.

No kidding. His take was much more accurate than others AFAIK.